July 25, 2008 at 7:38 am

I dispatched a scout (aka my Aunt Lori) to case the New York neighborhood I’ll be staying in next week. After much deliberation (aka a 9-minute phone call), we’ve decided to host a meet up at Swizz, a wine and fondue bar at 310 West 53rd St. between 8th and 9th Avenues. We’ll be hanging around, dipping bread in cheese or chocolate, on Wednesday, July 30th from 7:30pm EST to probably 8:30 or 9:00ish. If you are around, feel free to drop in, say hi, have a drink, or snack on some cheese.

This is a “bring your own book” signing, meaning that if you want a copy of Half-Assed signed to you, you should buy a book at your retailer of choice and bring it yourself. I’ll have a couple of copies available on hand to sell for $15.95, but I can’t guarantee they’ll last. If you want to reserve a copy, contact me at halfofme (at) pastaqueen [dot] com and I’ll give you instructions on how to do so.

You can contact Swizz for directions at 212-810-4444 or visit their web site at 1291swizz.com. I hope to see you there! If you plan on coming, please RSVP in the comments so I can give the restaurant an idea of how many people will be attending.

19 Comments

Oh, you’ll be in MY neighborhood, and I won’t be able to be there! Color me bummed. Just finished all the archives last night, and I loved everybit of them. I will confess to not having read all the comments…us readers are a verbose bunch!

It was interesting to hear your voice change as the years went on…from sort of sad and isolated to empowered and outgoing (if still a little shy). It seems that now that all the excitement is over (weight going down!! clothes getting bigger!! able to run long distances without passing out!! WROTE A BOOK!!!!!)that now the really hard boring part starts…maintenance is hard. I want to send you a virtual “yeah you” to remind you that staying the same weight is just as awesome an accomplishment as losing it in the first place. I believe there will come a point where you no longer are defined by your weight, someday you will forget to mention that you lost 200lbs and stop conversation in a room. You will just be that amazing, beautiful woman who writes so well that readers will finish whatever book you write at one sitting because its so good they can’t put it down.

Your writing is amazing – thank you for telling the story for those of us lacking your literary prowess. I would love to meet you, but Boyfriend has us signed up for a hypnosis session in the Village from 6-8pm. He wants to quit smoking and he wants me to live longer – ergo stop eating so much. We will try to swing by afterwards in our zombie-like states for a glass of wine. I hope you enjoy NYC. I’m a former Iowa girl and I also lived in Bloomington, IN for 2 years (it was on the way to Manhattan). If you need any Big Apple tips, let us know!

I love the fact that you’re doing a book signing not in a bookstore. Did you also color outside of the lines as a child? I’m on the West Coast, so this is not an RSVP, just an observation on your creativity. Have fun!

Have any trips planned for southern CA? If you’re within 1-2 hours from where I live, I’ll be there. :)

Reading through your archives has really helped me stay focussed (I started at 264 and am currently down to 221.5 – I hate the 220s!! It’s my first real plateau). You are a thoughtful, eloquent, and hillarious writer. Your contributions are much appreciated.

I have just finished reading your book – we have copies here in South Africa too.Your story is awesome because you did not go and get surgery or do some crazy diet or join a slimming club you did it the right way by changing your lifestyle and that is why i believe that you will not put it back on again. Yes you may gain a few pounds here and there but if you stick to healthy eating and regular exercise as your lifestyle you will continue to maintain your weight loss and your new life. Well done!

Way to go kid! I am on my way down as well. I am a 5’8″ male that weighed in at 300 lbs one year ago with high blood sugar and a BMI of 44. Now I am 251.5 and BMI of 38.3. Working out every week and walking and low to no carbs. especially the bad ones. Keep it up, Tim from Tallahassee

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